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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

ETSI takes on 1st MEC Hackathon @Edge Computing Congress - ITREALMS

The first-ever Multi-Access Computing (MEC) hackathon has been
slated for the Edge Computing Congress in Berlin during the last quarter of
this year, reports ITRealms.

The event being organized by the European Telecommunication
Standards Institute (ETSI) will hold on 18 and 19 of September 2018,
in Berlin, and co-located with Knect365’s event at the annual Edge Computing Congress on 18-20 September.

The ETSI MEC (Multi-Access Computing) Hackathon, ITRealms reports, will challenge
developers to create in-vehicle infotainment applications featuring
Virtual or Augmented Reality and to demonstrate how they can leverage
Multi-Access Edge Computing and networking to improve performance and user
experience.

Hosted by KNect365, the event is supported by key players in the
ISG MEC community: the technical infrastructure is supported by Intel,
Huawei, Saguna and Viavi, and prizes are courtesy of KNect365 and Vodafone. Ip3
and Ismb also form part of the organization committee.

Registration, ITRealms gathered, is open and free of charge with deadline
fixed on 10 July 2018. Team size is 5 members (maximum), while
registration notification to the selected teams will be done by 30 July
2018.